The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department inspects restaurants twice a year and grades the businesses on a 100-point scale. Scores below 70 require corrective action.
Restaurants are reinspected if they fail to meet critical standards. To file a health-related complaint, call the Department of Environmental Health at 209-8110. The scores are original and do not reflect on-the-spot changes, which sometimes lead to upward adjustments.
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63 El Trio Mexican Restaurant 6979 Nashville Street (NGA); Reasons including employee hand washing sink used for storage of dust pan and not accessible for use. Raw frozen chicken with open packaging stored next to ready to eat foods in reach in freezer. Mechanical warewashing machine not dispensing sanitizer and therefor not able to meet minimum sanitizer concentration food contact surface (cheese slicer) not clean to sight or touch. Multiple TCS foods (salsa, mushrooms, stuffed peppers, tamales) held past discard date on date mark label in walk in cooler and reach in cooler. Employee attempt to wash gloved hands without properly discarding soiled gloves (covered in raw chicken drippings).
72 Taqueria La Bonita 1510 Central Avenue; Reasons including cook not keeping cooked foods protected in cooler, food uncovered and underneath raw food, hand sink again blocked not working has standing water. Food cooling underneath hot bar, raw food being prepared with ready to eat food. Cook returned to kitchen failed to wash hands. Trash can blocking sink, crate cilantro on sink. Not able to get to sink to wash hands. Spillage inside microwave oven, underneath sink, wall behind hot bar.
93 Tokyo 11
8142 East Brainerd Road
93 Rain Thai Bistro
6933 Lee Highway
93 China House 888 Inc
7601 East Brainerd Road
95 River Drifters
1925 Suck Creek Road
95 Portofino’s
6407 Ringgold Road
96 City Cafe Diner
7641 Lee Highway
97 Wally’s
6521 Ringgold Road
97 Hong Kong Chinese
8652 East Brainerd Road
97 Chubby’s Bbq
3801 Rossville Blvd.
97 Subway
3713 Ringgold Road
97 Subway #17034
8530 Hixson Pike
98 Sonic Drive In
4348 Ringgold Road
98 Longhorn Restaurant
129 N. Market Street
98 O’ Charley’s #226
2340 Shallowford Village Drive
98 The Chop House
2011 Gunbarrel Road
99 Steamboat Super Sandwiches
5950 Shallowford Road
99 Ankar’s Downtown
510 Broad Street
99 Kabobster Restaurant
1408 Gunbarrel Road
99 Southern Star
1300 Broad Street
100 Panda Express
484 Northgate Mall Road
100 Panda Express
8967 Old Lee Highway
100 McDonald’s
4502 Rossville Blvd.
100 Willow Street Deli
1306 S. Willow Street
100 Jamaican Jerk Shack
2122 Dodds Avenue